Runoff fee gets mixed reaction from county?s council members

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An attempt to charge all Anne Arundel property owners an annual runoff pollution fee might not hold muster with the County Council.

“It?s a fair solution, because it spreads out the burden over new and existing development, which is a big cause of the runoff problem today,” said Councilman Josh Cohen, D-District 6, who along with Chairman Ronald Dillon, R-District 3, and Councilman Jamie Benoit, D-District 4, want to amend the current fund bill.

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